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        "msgid": "djarum-group-leader-michael-bambang-hartono-passes-away-1773913880",
        "date": "2026-03-19 15:50:23",
        "title": "Djarum Group Leader Michael Bambang Hartono Passes Away",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "Michael Bambang Hartono, a prominent leader and co-owner of the Djarum Group, Indonesia's major cigarette conglomerate, passed away on Thursday at 1:15 PM Singapore time. The son of the company's founder Oei Wie Gwan, Hartono, along with his brother Robert Budi Hartono, expanded Djarum into a global powerhouse after their father's death in 1963, establishing themselves as two of Indonesia's wealthiest individuals. Hartono was also a significant shareholder in one of Indonesia's largest private banks and a national bridge athlete.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Djarum Group leader Michael Bambang Hartono passed\naway on Thursday at 1:15 PM Singapore time. \u201cThe extended family of PT\nDjarum deeply mourns the passing of our leader, Mr Michael Bambang\nHartono, on Thursday, 19 March 2026, at 1:15 PM Singapore time,\u201d said\nCorporate Communication Senior Manager of Djarum Group, Budi Darmawan,\nwhen contacted by ANTARA in Jakarta on Thursday. The Djarum Group\nmanagement is still awaiting information from the family regarding the\nlocation of the funeral home and the burial time. \u201cRegarding the\ninformation on the funeral home and burial, we are awaiting information\nfrom the family,\u201d he said. Michael Bambang Hartono was the leader and\nowner of the major cigarette company Djarum. He was the son of Oei Wie\nGwan, who founded PT Djarum in Kudus, Central Java. After Oei Wie Gwan\npassed away in 1963, Bambang and his younger brother, Robert Budi\nHartono, built the Djarum company into one of the giants whose cigarette\nproducts successfully reached various overseas markets. Bambang and Budi\nare two conglomerates who are included in the list of the richest people\nin Indonesia. Bambang was also known as one of the major shareholders of\nthe largest private banks in Indonesia and also a national athlete in\nthe sport of bridge.<\/p>",
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